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This felt like a second issue.
As the opening issue of a new series, it didn't feel like much happened. The main action was Hawk and Tracker talking. Whole lot of tell instead of show. In spite of that, the exposition about Miles Mayhem and his motivations was, I thought, very effective.
I did not enjoy the art as much as I would have liked. I felt it was too cartoonish, with facial ex pressions that were offputting at times.
I will probably pick up this series for at least the first story arc. The Energon Universe has earned the benefit of the doubt. more

The beginning of a Lemire classic? All signs look good. His adoration for what is essentially a C list character is abundant. Can Lemire do his own Mister Miracle?

This one was kinda meh.
The art was fine, no complaints. The story was OK, but I can't help but think I've seen this before. I'll probably pick up the next issue, as long as it's under 5 bucks.

When Al Ewing ended Immortal Hulk with Hulk yelling at God, I was disappointed.
When PKJ had Hulk get into a fist fight with God, I was confused. This was dumb.
I'm going to go back and re-read a few issues, maybe I'm missing something, but this made no sense. This issue was not one of my favorites, and nudged me another step towards dropping the book. The art, by Kev Walker, was not h itting for me. The transitions from Nic Klein to Danny Earls or Kev Walker are too jarring, in my opinion. I'd rather have Travel Forman consistently than Nic klein intermittently. more

This was much better than the first issue.

I really enjoyed this. The art and story were on point. I like the family dynamic a lot. A story that's, ostensibly about getting a Christmas tree, was somehow action packed, funny, and touching.

Solid start. Excellent Art.

This was a promising beginning. The art was a stand out, Cagle did a fantastic job. The story is promising. I found the characterization of Orion as someone who "Never disobeys Highfather" was odd. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

So the good news is Venom Was is over...
This issue doesn't suck, but it isn't very good.
The art is fine. I don't care for the new look, but the storytelling is competent and the characters that aren't Venom look consistently good. The action is well done, what there is of it

Who is Venom? I don't care, and I should. Though the mystery is competently set up, the "suspects"ar en't very compelling, and the idea that Dylan Brock is going to get to the bottom of things is ridiculous on its face. He's $@#&ing thirteen years old. Add to that, Ewing has never been interested in writing Dylan, and has never nailed his voice the way Ram V or Torrun Gronbekk did. If you told me Robbie was investigating, I could buy into that more.

On the record, it's probably Rick Jones, based on some of the courtroom fight, and the fact that he's already been everyone else's sidekick.
They seem to have deaged him some for this series.more

this was not a bad event. But it was confusing and I wished it could have been better. I wished Meridius was more threatening. I wish Dylan Brock was more interesting. King in Black may not be better conceptually, but at least it was interesting and easier to understand.

Overall, this was jut a let down for me. Which is a shame, because I admire Al Ewing for being bold and introducing c osmic concepts, but with Ram V leaving and it shoe-horning in Venom zombies, it just felt lackluster. more

Well, this was just awful.
This whole series was a major disappointment for me. The art was fine, but the story was appalling - from the pro wrestling set up, to the contrived confrontation between Dylan and Eddie, to playing hot-potato with the symbiotes, to the underwhelming villain. This was a mess from start to finish, and it's on brand for Al Ewing, of late.

I'm glad this is over. I was hoping Ewing would move on from Venom, but, alas. The best parts of this latest run were by Ram V and Torrun Gronbekk. more

This may have been the weakest offering from Ghost Machine, but it's still pretty good.
The art is above average - Snejbjerg is a seasoned pro, and, though his art is markedly different from the other GM artists, he is an excellent storyteller. Tomasi is a very good writer, and his character work and dialogue in this issue is fine.

This issue was fine. I would have preferred not t o have all the exposition in the beginning, and to find out what's happening along with the characters as discover their true natures.more